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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Dragoslav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragoslav comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Indestructible. This should be a great matchup!
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188 cm
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273 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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197 cm
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260 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Dragoslav! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Lowe! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lowe swings widly with a right hand
and Dragoslav counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Lowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Dragoslav counters with a straight right hand. Dragoslav forces Lowe back against the cage and clinches. Lowe is trying to break the clinch but Dragoslav has him pressed against the cage. Dragoslav is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lowe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Lowe tries to circle away but Dragoslav has him pinned against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragoslav. Dragoslav keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lowe's efforts to push away. Lowe is trying to push Dragoslav away but Dragoslav has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lowe tries to break the clinch but Dragoslav is controlling the position. Dragoslav has clasped his hands together around Lowe's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dragoslav trying to control the action but Lowe is working from the bottom. Lowe wants to control but Dragoslav postures up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dragoslav decides to stand back up. Dragoslav steps back and let's Lowe get back to his feet. Dragoslav forces Lowe back against the cage and clinches. Dragoslav drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lowe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dragoslav pushes Lowe up against the cage in a clinch. Lowe is trying to force a seperation but Dragoslav has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dragoslav's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lowe misses with a double jab
and Dragoslav counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dragoslav. Dragoslav thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Dragoslav trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dragoslav tries to free his leg and advance position but Lowe is retaining full guard. Dragoslav stopping the sweep attempt from Lowe. Dragoslav stands and throws Lowe's legs to the side, diving into side control. Lowe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Dragoslav raining down shots from the mount! Lowe is squirming around, avoiding Dragoslav's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dragoslav manages to capitalize on a mistake by Lowe to take his back! Dragoslav is riding his opponent, not letting Lowe buck him off. Dragoslav is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lowe has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lowe turns into Dragoslav and is now in his guard.
Dragoslav is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lowe wants to stand and escape but instead Dragoslav has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Lowe wants to get back to his feet but Dragoslav is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Lowe throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lowe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Dragoslav lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Lowe is looking to stand up but Dragoslav isn't so interested in that idea. Lowe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dragoslav. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Lowe looks gassed! Dragoslav looking to pass the guard. Dragoslav controlling from the top position. Lowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowe, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Dragoslav feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lowe keeping moving, preventing Dragoslav from controlling successfully. Lowe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Lowe keeping moving, preventing Dragoslav from controlling successfully. Lowe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dragoslav passes into half guard.
Dragoslav not doing much here.
Dragoslav wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lowe keeps working. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lowe is trying to stand.
Dragoslav stalling. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Dragoslav dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lowe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragoslav counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dragoslav. Lowe can't keep his opponent in guard - Dragoslav advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Dragoslav is nestled in close to Lowe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dragoslav lands a nice short elbow. Dragoslav looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lowe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Dragoslav lands strikes from half guard. Dragoslav passes the guard and advances to mount! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Lowe tries to buck Dragoslav off so he can stand up but Dragoslav has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Lowe falls backwards, slamming Dragoslav to the mat but Dragoslav holds on tight! Lowe is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nikola Dragoslav!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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